| Title |
Drawing Firmer Conclusions: Autistic Children Show No Evidence of a Local Processing Bias in a Controlled Copying Task
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-016-2889-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alastair D. Smith, Lorcan Kenny, Anna Rudnicka, Josie Briscoe, Elizabeth Pellicano |
| Abstract |
Drawing tasks are frequently used to test competing theories of visuospatial skills in autism. Yet, methodological differences between studies have led to inconsistent findings. To distinguish between accounts based on local bias or global deficit, we present a simple task that has previously revealed dissociable local/global impairments in neuropsychological patients. Autistic and typical children copied corner elements, arranged in a square configuration. Grouping cues were manipulated to test whether global properties affected the accuracy of reproduction. All children were similarly affected by these manipulations. There was no group difference in the reproduction of local elements, although global accuracy was negatively related to better local processing for autistic children. These data speak against influential theories of visuospatial differences in autism. |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
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| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
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